Seating furniture

Abstract

A kit for assembling a piece of seating furniture includes a back assembly including a rear beam having a pair of opposing distal ends designed to be received by a pair of side assemblies. The back assembly includes a plurality of support beams defining a passage. The kit includes a front assembly including a front beam having a pair of opposing distal ends designed to be received by the pair of side assemblies. The front assembly is disposed within the passage.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A kit for assembling a piece of seating furniture, the kit comprising:
 a back assembly including a rear beam having a pair of opposing distal ends designed to be received by a pair of side assemblies, the back assembly including a plurality of support beams defining a passage; and 
 a front assembly including a front beam having a pair of opposing distal ends designed to be received by the pair of side assemblies; 
 the front assembly being disposed within the passage, the opposing distal ends of the front assembly extending outside of the passage and beyond the back assembly. 
 
     
     
       2. The kit of  claim 1 , further comprising the pair of side assemblies, wherein each side assembly includes a member receiving structure designed to receive the distal end of the back assembly. 
     
     
       3. The kit of  claim 2 , wherein each side assembly includes a second member receiving structure designed to receive the distal end of the front assembly. 
     
     
       4. The kit of  claim 3 , wherein each side assembly includes an expanded polypropylene core. 
     
     
       5. The kit of  claim 4 , wherein the cores each define a recessed channel, and the side assemblies each include a side plate disposed within one of the recessed channels. 
     
     
       6. The kit of  claim 5 , wherein each of the side plates includes a hole, and each of the side assemblies includes a covering having a hole that aligns with the hole of the one of the side plates. 
     
     
       7. The kit of  claim 4 , wherein each of the cores includes a notch, and each of the member receiving structures is disposed within one of the notches. 
     
     
       8. The kit of  claim 2 , wherein each side assembly includes a covering having a pair of opposing side panels and a pair of flaps extending from opposing side panels, the flaps releasably securable to each other. 
     
     
       9. The kit of  claim 8 , wherein one of the side panels includes a pair of notches, and one of the flaps is disposed between the notches. 
     
     
       10. A kit for assembling a piece of seating furniture, the kit comprising:
 a back assembly including a rear beam elongated between a pair of opposing distal ends designed to be received by a pair of side assemblies, the back assembly including a first pair of support beams extending upwardly away from the rear beam at a rear of the back assembly, the back assembly including a second pair of support beams extending upwardly away from the rear beam at a front of the back assembly, the back assembly including a base plate fixed to the rear beam, wherein the first pair of support beams and the second pair of support beams extend normally relative to a top surface the base plate, and wherein a passage is defined between the first pair of support beams, the second pair of support beams, and the base plate, the passage elongated between the distal ends; and 
 a front assembly including a front beam having a pair of opposing distal ends designed to be received by the pair of side assemblies, the front assembly disposed within the passage. 
 
     
     
       11. The kit of  claim 10 , wherein the front assembly includes a covering disposed around the front beam and within the passage. 
     
     
       12. The kit of  claim 11 , wherein the covering includes a slit, and the front assembly includes a frame support secured to the front beam and disposed within the slit. 
     
     
       13. A kit for assembling a piece of seating furniture, the kit comprising:
 a back assembly including a rear beam having a pair of opposing distal ends designed to be received by a pair of side assemblies, the back assembly including a plurality of support beams defining a passage, the back assembly including a covering defining an opening; and 
 a front assembly including a front beam having a pair of opposing distal ends designed to be received by the pair of side assemblies, the front assembly being disposed within the passage and accessible via the opening. 
 
     
     
       14. The kit of  claim 13 , wherein the covering includes a slit, and the back assembly includes a frame support secured to one of the support beams and disposed within the slit. 
     
     
       15. The kit of  claim 13 , wherein the covering includes a front panel having top edge and a bottom edge defining a distance therebetween, and a side panel having a top edge and a bottom edge defining a distance therebetween that is less than the distance between the top edge and the bottom edge of the front panel. 
     
     
       16. The kit of  claim 13 , wherein the covering includes a back panel having a top edge and a bottom edge defining a distance therebetween, and a side panel having a top edge and a bottom edge defining a distance therebetween that is less than the distance between the top edge and the bottom edge of the back panel. 
     
     
       17. The kit of  claim 13 , wherein the covering includes a back panel and a front panel collectively defining a cavity, the support beams disposed within the cavity. 
     
     
       18. A kit for assembling a piece of seating furniture, the kit comprising:
 a back assembly including a rear beam elongated between a pair of opposing distal ends designed to be received by a pair of side assemblies, the back assembly including a first pair of support beams extending upwardly away from the rear beam at a rear of the back assembly, the back assembly including a second pair support beams extending upwardly away from the rear beam at a front of the back assembly, wherein a passage is defined between the first pair of support beams and the second pair of support beams, the passage elongated between the distal ends; and 
 a front assembly including a front beam having a pair of opposing distal ends designed to be received by the pair of side assemblies, the front assembly disposed within the passage, and the front assembly including a covering disposed around the front beam and within the passage. 
 
     
     
       19. The kit of  claim 18 , wherein the front assembly includes a cushion, the covering disposed around the cushion. 
     
     
       20. The kit of  claim 18 , wherein the covering includes a slit, and the front assembly includes a frame support secured to the front beam and disposed within the slit.